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Thur | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
Length | 131 km (81 mi) |
Basin size | 1,696 km2 (655 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Thur is a 131-kilometre-long (81 mi) river in north-eastern Switzerland. [1] Its source is near the mountain Säntis in the south-east of the canton of St. Gallen. In this canton it flows through the Toggenburg region and the town of Wil, SG. After Wil, the Thur [2] flows through the canton of Thurgau, named after the river, and its capital Frauenfeld. The final 19 kilometres (12 mi) of the Thur are in the canton of Zürich. It then flows into the river Rhine on the border with Germany, south of Schaffhausen.
The Name
The name was first attested in 886 as Dura. In the 13th century, the spelling Turia appears, and in the 14th century Thûr, Tûr. The name has been interpreted as an Old European hydronym, from *durâ or *duriâ “river” from the Indo-European root *dhu “to run, to hurry”.
Turgowe, a village in the Duchy of Alamannia, was named after a body of water. The first mention of the village is slightly older than the earliest mention of the body of water. Around 745, it was cited in the village of Durgaugen. This led to the eventual naming of the canton as Thurgau.
Tributary
Floods
The Thur River, [3] undisturbed by any lake, from its source to its confluence with the Rhine, is a mountain stream that tends to rise sharply in water level under appropriate weather conditions. The biggest floods were in the years:
Thurweg
Thurweg is a 160-kilometer hiking trail that runs along the banks of the Thur river from Wildhaus to Rüdlingen.The main attractions are:
47°35′34″N 8°35′25″E / 47.59278°N 8.59028°E
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Thur | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
Length | 131 km (81 mi) |
Basin size | 1,696 km2 (655 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Thur is a 131-kilometre-long (81 mi) river in north-eastern Switzerland. [1] Its source is near the mountain Säntis in the south-east of the canton of St. Gallen. In this canton it flows through the Toggenburg region and the town of Wil, SG. After Wil, the Thur [2] flows through the canton of Thurgau, named after the river, and its capital Frauenfeld. The final 19 kilometres (12 mi) of the Thur are in the canton of Zürich. It then flows into the river Rhine on the border with Germany, south of Schaffhausen.
The Name
The name was first attested in 886 as Dura. In the 13th century, the spelling Turia appears, and in the 14th century Thûr, Tûr. The name has been interpreted as an Old European hydronym, from *durâ or *duriâ “river” from the Indo-European root *dhu “to run, to hurry”.
Turgowe, a village in the Duchy of Alamannia, was named after a body of water. The first mention of the village is slightly older than the earliest mention of the body of water. Around 745, it was cited in the village of Durgaugen. This led to the eventual naming of the canton as Thurgau.
Tributary
Floods
The Thur River, [3] undisturbed by any lake, from its source to its confluence with the Rhine, is a mountain stream that tends to rise sharply in water level under appropriate weather conditions. The biggest floods were in the years:
Thurweg
Thurweg is a 160-kilometer hiking trail that runs along the banks of the Thur river from Wildhaus to Rüdlingen.The main attractions are:
47°35′34″N 8°35′25″E / 47.59278°N 8.59028°E
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